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Diocese of Mawlamyine

Dioecesis Maulamyinensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Maurice Nyunt Wai, Bishop
  • Raymond Saw Po Ray, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 March 1993
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Yangon
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Square Kilometers: 40,960 (15,820 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Holy Family Cathedral, Upper Main Road, Mayangon Quarter, Mawlamyine, Myanmar
  • Telephone: (098)70.01.35

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 March 1993ErectedArchdiocese of Yangon (Southern part (Tenasserim Division and half of Mon)) Diocese of Mawlamyine (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19996,8562,384,880.3%10106851317ap2000
20007,0182,441,738.3%11116382337ap2001
20017,1922,494,762.3%997993317ap2002
20027,4292,544,657.3%12126196327ap2003
20037,6142,595,549.3%14145436327ap2004
20047,7712,621,889.3%16164856358ap2005
20139,6572,956,000.3%202048283811ap2014
201610,3121,417,313.7%262639624413ap2017
201914,5201,383,9001.0%26265584813ap2020
202114,3501,410,8001.0%26265514113ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 473, and Page 474

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